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Owner description: On a 38-acre tropical paradise with spectacular skyline views lies a South Florida attraction like no other. Welcome to Miami Seaquarium®, a place where dolphins walk on water and killer whales fly through the air. Where sea lions delight children of all ages and endangered sea turtles and manatees find a safe haven. Enjoy a world-class marine-life entertainment park with eight different marine animal shows and astonishing daily presentations. You've heard the mysterious legends and fascinating facts about dolphins, one of the world's most magnificent marine mammals. Now, you can have a hands-on experience with one of these amazing animals at Dolphin Harbor, the new home to our dolphin interaction programs at Miami Seaquarium.Miami Seaquarium® is a place of inspiration, education - and fun!

We visited on a Monday. We arrived at 9:30 and parked right at the door. We pre-scheduled a dolphin excursion. If you want to do a special excursion, I suggest you schedule well in advance. These events book up fast. If you are going to do this, be advised that you will be changing into a wetsuit provided by the seaquarium. They are a little smelly. You may want to bring some soap to jump in the shower in the locker room afterwards. The locker rooms are nice and you will have a locker in which to store your things. Monday was a great day to visit. We noticed two school aged classes on a field trip, but other than that, there were few people there. The playground is great but my child was not wearing his bathing suit. The playground has water guns and the children get soaked, so your child will want to wear something that dries quickly if he/she wants to participate. We loved the dolphin show.

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SeaquariumSupport, Manager at Miami Seaquarium, responded to this reviewResponded April 25, 2014

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Thank you for taking the time to review Miami Seaquarium. It is great to hear that you had a great Monday visiting us. Thank you for sharing your experience and we hope to see you again soon.

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The marine animal shows were the highlight of our day spent here. We viewed all 4 shows offered and enjoyed each one. The Flipper show and the Orca and Dolphin show were family favorites although the seal & sea lion show was great as well. The Top Deck Dolphin show was more of an informational than entertaining show as one of the dolphins had recently given birth to a calf and they were not doing tricks because the baby was in the tank with the mother. Instead, we learned a lot about dolphin birth and the development of babies which was interesting for my older son and the adults, mt 6 year old daughter soon lost interest. Coupled with the fact that there are no seats and you stand for the show I would recommend families with young children skip this show until the baby matures a bit. The water playground was a surprise to us and my kids enjoyed cooling off there but wish I had been better informed so I could have packed them dry clothes. The sting ray touch tank and manatee exhibits were enjoyable as well. I really enjoyed the natural habitat area with boardwalk featuring alligators and deer and turtles. All in all, it was a very nice day and we plan on returning to allow the kids to do a seal or dolphin encounter. I would definitely recommend a visit. A more manageable size than Sea World, less expensive admission and yet I felt the shows were of the same caliber.

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SeaquariumSupport, Manager at Miami Seaquarium, responded to this reviewResponded April 25, 2014

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Thank you for a great review and for sharing your experience with us. It is great to hear that you and your family enjoyed the shows and that you were able to learn about a dolphins birth. We hope to see you and your family again and that you are able to enjoy one of our great animal encounters.

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I've always wanted to swim with dolphins. This is a great fun and edjucational place to have this experience. You start by getting in your wetsuit which is provided, have a 20 minute briefing, and then spend a total time with your group and dolphons for 30 minutes. Groups are small but the time really goes by fast.

It was very organized and I appreciate that they provided a towel. Bring shampoo and conditioner because there are showers to freshen up after swimming with the dolphins.

Book online in advance to safe a few bucks. It was very expensive, but expected for swiming with these cuties. Admission to swim with dolphins include the park admission.

To get to the location, there is a toll fee as well as parking fee.

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SeaquariumSupport, Manager at Miami Seaquarium, responded to this reviewResponded April 25, 2014

Dear Guest,

Thank you for the great review, it is great to hear that you had fun swimming with the dolphins. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We hope to see you again in the future.

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Expected it to be more of an aquarium but it's really sort of an older and smaller version of Sea World. The Flipper Dolphin show and the Killer Whale and Dolphin show were very entertaining and I think worth the cost of admission even though there really wasn't much else to see. Still, it was an enjoyable afternoon out and a nice break from the hectic pace of Miami Beach.

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SeaquariumSupport, Manager at Miami Seaquarium, responded to this reviewResponded April 25, 2014

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Thank you for taking the time to review Miami Seaquarium. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the shows and thank you for your feedback. We hope to see you again in the future.

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